CFP – Esotericism, Occultism, and Magic at ONLINE VIRTUAL Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Summer Salon, June 20-22, 2024

deadline for submissions:   April 15, 2024  full name / name of organization:   Southwest Popular/American Culture Association  contact email:   Georgejsieg@gmail.com  Call for Papers  ESOTERICISM, OCCULTISM, and MAGIC  Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA)  2024 SWPACA Summer Salon  June 20-22, 2024  Virtual Conference https://www.southwestpca.org Submissions open on March 25, 2024  Proposal submission deadline: April 15, 2024   Proposals for …

CFP: Digital Media and Gaming Culture – NEPCA Hybrid Fall Conference 2024

The 2024 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) will host its annual conference this fall as a hybrid conference from Thursday, October 3 – Saturday, October 5. Virtual sessions will take place on Thursday evening and Friday morning via Zoom, and in-person sessions will take place on Friday evening and Saturday morning at Nichols College, Dudley, …

CFP: Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture – NEPCA Hybrid Fall Conference 2024

The Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Politics, Civic Life, and Pop Culture Area invites submissions for NEPCA’s annual conference to be held online October 3 – 5, 2024, and in person at Nichols College, MA. Virtual sessions will take place on Thursday evening and Friday morning via Zoom. In-person sessions will take place on Friday …

CFP: Preternatural in Popular Culture – NEPCA Hybrid Fall Conference 2024

Monsters & the Monstrous Area of the Northeast Popular Culture Association2024 Annual Conference of the Northeast Popular Culture AssociationNichols College (Dudley, MA) and Zoom, 3-5 October 2024 Proposals due by 15 June 2024 The Monsters & the Monstrous Area of the Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) invites submissions under the general theme of the Preternatural …

CFP: The Body, Fashion, and Popular Culture – NEPCA Hybrid Fall Conference 2024

Deadline for submissions:  June 15, 2024 Contact email: angela.whyland6@gmail.com The Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) The Body, Fashion, and Popular Culture Area invites submissions for NEPCA’s annual conference to be held online October 3 – 5, 2024, and in person at Nichols College, MA. Virtual sessions will take place on Thursday evening and Friday morning via Zoom. In-person sessions will take place …

CFP for NEPCA 2024!

The 2024 Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) will host its annual conference this fall as a hybrid conference from Thursday, October 3 - Saturday, October 5. Virtual sessions will take place on Thursday evening and Friday morning via Zoom, and in-person sessions will take place on Friday evening and Saturday morning at Nichols College, Dudley, …

Conference Keynote: Bill Oakley at #NEPCA2023

This year, we are ecstatic to announce that our Keynote Speaker for the 2023 NEPCA Annual Conference is Bill Oakley. This event will happen on the evening of Friday, October 13, 2023. Bill Oakley is a former show-runner, executive producer and head writer of “The Simpsons,” best known for writing the much-memed “Steamed Hams” segment.  He has …

In Memoriam – Peter Holloran

We are deeply saddened to share with the community the loss of a founding member and leader in NEPCA, Peter Holloran. Peter has served in nearly all the roles in NEPCA while also acting as a mentor to many of the members over the decades of his involvement. We know we were better by his …

Book Review: Fun City Cinema: New York City and the Movies that Made It by Jason Bailey

Bailey, Jason. Fun City Cinema: New York City and the Movies that Made It. Abrams Books, 2022.  In Fun City Cinema, Jason Bailey argues that the films made in New York City are invariably shaped by the character of the city itself and reflect the history, tensions and achievements of New York and New Yorkers …

Book Review: Tragedy Plus Time: National Trauma and Television Comedy by Philip Scepanski

Scepanski, Philip. Tragedy Plus Time: National Trauma and Television Comedy. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2021. Philip Scepanski’s truly excellent new book examines the myriad of ways that television comedy addresses national tragedies through humor resulting in opportunities to define and redefine the boundaries of American identity by breaking taboos and identifying what is acceptable …